Use the centralized installation manager (CIM) to create
and manage a WebSphere Network Deployment cell.
Before you begin
newfeat Supported configurations: This topic applies
to WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1.x and 7.x only. For information
about using centralized installation manager (CIM) for Version 8.0,
see
Submitting Installation Manager jobs.
sptcfg
To
create a multiplatform cell using the CIM, you need the following
items:
- The CDs of all the WebSphere Application Server node platforms
within the cell. For example, if your cell is running on Windows,
Linux and AIX operating systems, then you need the CDs for those platforms
in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment edition.
- For the CIM repository, you require approximately 3 GB for each
platform that you have in the cell. If you plan to create custom installation
packages (CIP) for use with CIM, then you must factor in additional
disk space required for CIPs. You can delete images that are no longer
needed from the repository to make more space available.
About this task
The CIM is capable of creating nodes on remote hosts by
installing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and federating
them to the existing deployment manager.
Prior to CIM, you
had to log in to every machine in the potential cell, install the
servers manually, create a profile for each node, and federate the
nodes to the deployment manager. Now, these steps are all done for
you by the CIM. You only select the machine host name, and provide
the login credentials.
Procedure
- On the deployment manager machine, install WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment with management profile and deployment manager
server type.
- Install WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0.
- Use the profile management tool to create a deployment
manager profile.
- Use the Installation Factory to create a CIM repository.
- Start the deployment manager. This can be done from the
command line. From app_server_root/profiles/Dmgr01/bin, enter
the following command:
- ./startManager.sh
- startManager.bat
- Log in to the administrative console.
- Add other platform images for WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment to the CIM repository. For more information, see
Adding installation packages of previous versions to the centralized
installation manager (CIM) repository using the Installation Factory.
- Launch installations of WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment on the remote machines. Refer to "Installing packages"
for more details.
- You can monitor the status of the installations using CIM.
Refer to "Monitoring requests" for more details.
Results
The installation requests are sent via the centralized
installation manager to install WebSphere application servers on the
remote machines to create the cell.
What to do next
The cell is now ready for management. You can add servers,
install applications, and so on.